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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2020 0

Colette DEEGAN (née White) Noremount, Kilkenny City/Dublin Colette Deegan (née White) (Noremount, Kilkenny and late of Dublin) October 30th 2020 (unexpectedly) in the wonderful care of the staff of Archersrath Nursing Home. Beloved wife of the late Michael and loving mother of Tracy. She will be deeply missed by her daughter, brothers Brian and Pat, […]

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Higher learning: Local college named ‘Institute of Technology of the Year’

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has been named The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year for the third time in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. The guide contains Ireland’s only league table that measures the performance of all 19 multi-faculty third-level institutions. The full rankings will be revealed in a special 16-page […]

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Plans lodged for new school in Kilkenny’s Wetlands

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2020 0

Plans to build a brand new primary school in Kilkenny city have taken a big step forward after planning permission was requested for the project. Cairn Home Properties has formally applied for planning permission to build the new 16 classroom school, which forms part of the ongoing Western Environs development. Carin’s plans involve the construction […]

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Bite the bullet: Pheasant shooting season in Kilkenny put on hold

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2020 0

Game hunters in Kilkenny are being asked to keep their powder dry this year. The season for the popular country pursuit was due to open tomorrow and would usually have seen a scramble to the countryside in search of the longest cock. But gardai are now telling shooters the sport is prohibited under the current […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 416 new cases of virus as five further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2020 3

A further five people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 416 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll from the virus to 1,913. There are now 61,456 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2020 0

Collette DEEGAN (née White) Noremount, Kilkenny City/Dublin Collette Deegan (née White) (Noremount, Kilkenny and late of Dublin) October 30th 2020 (unexpectedly) in the wonderful care of the staff of Archersrath Nursing Home. Beloved wife of the late Michael and loving mother of Tracy. She will be deeply missed by her daughter, brothers Brian and Pat, […]

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Funding to help migrants integrate into Kilkenny communities

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2020 0

Three community groups in Kilkenny will benefit from €15,000 in funding to support integration projects during the pandemic. The funding was announced by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “I am delighted that three organisations in Kilkenny will benefit from funding through the 2020 Communities Integration Fund to support their activities which are

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New apartment block to be built on partially protected site in centre of Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2020 0

A new apartment block will be built in the centre of Callan. It comes after Kilkenny County Council approved plans by developers James Ryan and Shane Lynch to convert a cottage on Mill Street and built 12 new apartments on the site. Parts of the site are listed on National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and […]

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Cheers! Popular Kilkenny gastropub gets green light for new outdoor dining plans

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2020 0

A well-known south Kilkenny pub has been given the go-ahead for its innovative plans to overhaul its premises to ensure customers can dine in comfort and in the open as we battle to cope with changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Kilkenny County Council has approved Torca Developments plans to transform an outdoor area […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 772 new cases of virus as six further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2020 0

A further six people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 772 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,908. There are now 61,059 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]